Fifth Generation

323. Gamaliel LEONARD^156,440 was born on 30 April 1733 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.²²⁵ He died on 12 March 1809 at the age of 75 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.⁴⁴¹ He was buried at Cemetery in back of school in South Raynham, MA. This is the same Gamaliel Leonard as #404 in ECL's manuscript, but he has Gamaliel marrying Deborah rather than Bethiah Howard. There's something amiss here -- were there two different Gamaliel Leonards? Doublechecked -- Bethiah Howard is correct. Other prevalent error is to have Gamaliel the son of his grandparents, John Leonard and Mary King.

He was executor of his sister Caroline's estate.

Gamaliel was a selectman in 1778. His will was probated April 1, 1809, and gives "my wife, Bethiah, sons Gamaliel, Thomas, Simeon, Eliakim, two daughters Phebe and Catherine Jones, two grandchildren -- heirs of Bethia Backus, to my two daughters and granddaughter Phebe Jones, to my granddaughter Cynthia Leonard, and to my grandson, Zadock Leonard." Children are all listed in Raynham VR's, p. 47.

There was a Gamaliel Leonard household consisting of 3 males over 16 and 3 females listed in the 1790 Census for Raynham. The Thomas Leonard household is listed next to the Gamaliel Leonard household and consisted of 1 male over 16 and 3 females.

Gamaliel LEONARD and Bethiah HOWARD were married on 7 November 1754 in Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.⁴⁴² Bethiah HOWARD, daughter of David HOWARD and Bethiah LEONARD, was born on 29 October 1735 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. She died on 29 January 1810 at the age of 74 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.⁴⁴³

Gamaliel LEONARD and Bethiah HOWARD had the following children:

Bethiah HOWARD, daughter of David HOWARD and Bethiah LEONARD, was born on 29 October 1735 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. She died on 29 January 1810 at the age of 74 in Raynham, Bristol Co., MA.⁴⁴³